The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957

(Book #2 in the People's Trilogy Series)

by Frank Dikötter

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A groundbreaking chronicle of the violent early years of the People's Republic of China, by the author of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize-winning Mao's Great Famine.

"The Chinese Communist party refers to its victory in 1949 as a 'liberation.' In China the story of liberation and the revolution that followed is not one of peace, liberty, and justice. It is first and foremost a story of calculated terror and systematic violence."...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1620403471

ISBN13:9781620403471

Release Date:September 2013

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Length:400 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Cold War Politics Revolutionary Movements Social Justice Totalitarianism History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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